This chapter explores the personal investment journeys of the speakers, highlighting how their shared love for coffee fosters workplace connections. They reflect on their early forays into investing, embracing both the excitement of the stock market and the significance of self-education through influential literature. Emphasizing the transformational power of accessible investment knowledge, the chapter illustrates the evolution from naive enthusiasm to informed understanding, as well as the importance of questioning one's own comprehension in both investing and life.
To become an expert, you may not always need expertise. You may just need to start asking better questions.
Tim Beyers is a lead analyst at The Motley Fool and a frequent guest on Motley Fool Money. He’s also the host of This Week in Tech, a weekly show on our premium livestream. In today’s show, Tim talks with Mary Long about:
- What convinced him to buy Amazon for the first time (and why he sold 2 years later).
- Unit economics, and one company that excels at it.
- The relationship between enthusiasm and education.
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Host: Mary Long
Guest: Tim Beyers
Engineer: Dez Jones, Kyle Carruthers
Tickers mentioned: DUOL
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